Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasinahas said that the country’s journey towards prosperity will continue since her party assumed power again through the people’s mandate.
“Bangladesh’s journey toward the socio-economic advancement will continue,” she wrote while signing the visitors’ book kept on the National Memorial premises after paying homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War with her new cabinet colleagues.
The Prime Minister also pledged to build a hunger and poverty free “Sonar Bangla” as envisioned by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman.
She also wrote that Bangladesh Awami League had own the January 7 election through the people’s mandate.
“This victory is people’s victory and democracy as well,” she said.
The Prime Minister along with her cabinet colleagues paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War placed another wreath at the altar of the National Memorial at 11:00am on Friday, a day after taking oath as to form the government for a record fifth term and fourth in a row.
Earlier in the morning, the Prime Minister with her new cabinet members paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman at Dhanmondi by placing wreaths on his portrait in front of BangabandhuBhaban in the capital.
Bangabandhu’s younger daughter and Prime Minister’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana was present at that time.
Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister for the fifth term,foure days after the Awami League secured a landslide victory in the 12th parliamentary election held on January 7, 2024, bagging 222 parliamentary seats out of 298.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office and oath of secrecy to Sheikh Hasina and her new ministers at Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban at on Thursday evening.
Her council of ministers included 25 ministers and 11 state ministers.
